Superegg
Superegg
A superegg is a solid described by the equation
The special case n=2 gives a spheroid.
Special cases of volume V_n are given by
V_1 = 2/3pia^2b
(2)
V_2 = 4/3pia^2b.
(3)
See also
Capsule, Egg, Oblate Spheroid, Prolate Spheroid, Spheroid, Superellipse, Superellipsoid, SupersphereExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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References
Bourke, P. "Superellipse and Superellipsoid: A Geometric Primitive for Computer Aided Design." http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/surfaces/superellipse/.Gardner, M. "Piet Hein's Superellipse." Ch. 18 in Mathematical Carnival: A New Round-Up of Tantalizers and Puzzles from Scientific American. New York: Vintage, pp. 240-254, 1977.Vestergaard, E. "Piet Heins Superellipse." https://www.matematiksider.dk/piethein.html.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
SupereggCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Superegg." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Superegg.html